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Vania Auguste Wins 2024 Bikini International UK

Auguste defeated the largest field of all divisions featured at the 2024 Arnold Classic.

Written by Roger Lockridge
Last updated on March 16th, 2024

Vania Auguste of the United States scored the biggest win of her IFBB Pro League career at the 2024 Bikini International UK in Birmingham, England, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Auguste defeated 12 opponents en route to victory

American Tara Grier was the runner-up, and Marie-Eve Duchesneau of Canada took bronze. Two-time Bikini Olympia winner Angelica Teixeira clinched fourth place in the second show of her comeback. The top six from this competition are listed below:

2024 Bikini International UK Results

  1. Vania Auguste (USA)
  2. Tara Grier (USA)
  3. Marie-Eve Duchesneau (Canada)
  4. Angelica Teixeira (USA)
  5. Eli Fernandez (Mexico)
  6. Phoebe Hagan (UK)

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Pre-Judging Recap

This lineup had the most athletes out of all seven divisions hosting competitions at this event. Thirteen competitors faced the fans, judges, and audience watching live from home via livestream.

After the athletes were introduced to the Expo crowd, the judges put them through numerical comparisons and group callouts. Based on the callouts, the competition appeared between Auguste and Grier.

Finals Recap

The final comparisons occurred at the Saturday night finals in Birmingham, with the judges reviewing all 13 athletes one last time. The final comparison featured Teixeira, Grier, Auguste, and Duchesneau. Based on that callout, the title appeared between Grier and Auguste. 

Cicherillo announced Auguste as champion over Grier by one point. Auguste qualified for the 2024 Bikini Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024. Auguste received the Bikini International UK trophy from 2022 BIkini Olympia champion Maureen Blanquisco and show promoter, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Replays of the competitions for all seven pro divisions and other events from the 2024 Arnold Classic UK weekend are free of charge by registering to watch the ADL Pro replays on the Arnold Sports UK website.

More Arnold Classic UK Results

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About Roger Lockridge

Roger "Rock" Lockridge has been writing professionally for 10 years and has been training for 20. His work in the fitness industry has been seen in numerous outlets and has been a part of coverage for several events including the Mr. Olympia, Arnold Classic, the CrossFit Games, and the Olympics. He's also shared his own personal success story in several interviews and articles. Lockridge lives in West Virginia with his wife and son.

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